Headlight-dimmer.



T. F. KEERNAN.

HEADLIGHT DIMMER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. I916.

Patented June 19, 1917.

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T.F.KERNAN..

HEADLIGHT DIMMERW APPLICATION FILED mu 7. i916.

Liz flfiwih Patented 51111919,- 1917. 2 SHEETS -SHEET 2 affozncqs I timebeing FEEAIQLIGH Specification of E SALEDM, CALIFQZZEXA TQ DIMTEER.

inetter el E n'tenteQ one Apeiiceticn filefi. July 1*, 191 3, Serial No1D7,$E"Z.

others SlilllQfil in the art to which it apperteins to Iflttl'ie end usethe same. I

This invention relates to lieucl liglit (iin'z mers for automobiles or ol. vehicles.

The object of the invention to pr viclc an improved strnetm'e wherebythe lights of an automobile may be dimmed or subduecl at the will of theoperatoig soil strucsi epic and embodying comp-airetively few parts andbeing capable of incorporation Without unduly enlarging the lamps ortlestroying their artistic appearonce.

With above anti e ajects YlEW the invention consists in the details ofccn-- struction end in arrangement and com oinntion of to be hereinaftermore fully described and perticulesly pointed out in the e'ppencleclclaims,

in describing the invention in detail refl erence Will "be liacl to theaccompanying drawings wherein likelclmmctei's oi? refer-- ence denotecenesoomling ports in several views, anti. in TVlliclt- Figure l is 21front view of a pair of automobile lamps having the improved dimmerassociated therewith;

Fig. ,2, a section on the line Zr-2 of F1; 1;

Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3 oi: Fin". 1;

Fig. l, a View similar to 3 with the dimmer inactive position;

Fir. (i, a section on the line 5-5 of: Fig. 1 showing the levermechanism for simuitc neously controlling the dimmers;

Fi t 6, a plan vievfof a inetlifietl "form of construction forcontrolling the dimmers, and

7. s View of one of the lamps shown in liefesring to the drawings theautomobile lamps eccli bodies an outer tool; portion is 11. Each [1looking at the inner side Fig. 6.

A indicates which em ncl s lens ell is suitable loin]? Pivotelly mountedin the body between the letter and the shell and at cliametricelljopposite points on said body are arms 1%: and

ilectec shell 12 nionntetl in tile eoclv t; anti 15 which support atdimmer lens 16 seiii lens being constructed of materiel having 1 4 L toenecessary opaque qualities. The pivots oi" the arms-Ll connected {tcontrol our 1? connecting the lamps A see this oev' lies mounted thereonin e fiXEil manner an arm 18. The free cool of this lies secured theretoone end of cable 19 encl the other end of this cable is connectecl tolever '30 pivoted on the column 21 :mcl' tnrough the manipulation oi?which the bar 1'? can. be rotsteci to move the dimmers to activepcsition., it will 16 from inactive be noted that the (limmeis 2.6 wencimelly helcl in. inactive position by gravity will :i'utom Q v assumesuch posifien when the lever is release l, if tlesiiecl lever 20 Feepci'tiell opei'ate se 7 as to 9381- tion the cliinniers to pettiellsnielcl the lamns. in mounting the (lime-Aer anti. temthe adjacent partsit is necessz street the reflector shell. 12% which is an advantage thate. 3. f con t ucted comienses the light cone cirectly ahead of: themachine tic-ally no revs directed to the side 0 machine.

in HlGllllifiCl form of invention the her 1'? is dispensed with anal thepivots of the arms 14.- provided with items 36' respectively. Qeloles 31are connect-eel to these arms anti then connected resceetiveiy to leverspivotecl on the steering column. This construction will permit thedimmers of respective lights to ee operetetl indepentlently What isclaimed is I--.

the

1. The combination of a lamp including to con-.

a body portion having a lens, a reflector In testimony whereof, I aflixmy signashell Within the body portion and spaced ture, in the presenceof two Witnesses. from the iatter, a dimmer member ivoted 1 o to 1h 1:1v portion and constantly c nfinecl EHOMAS KIERNAN' no, and. means formoving the Witnesses:

ember to a position between the A. C. BURBANK,

'- shell and he lens. J. W. ANDERSON, Jr.

